WASHINGTON—The Senate on March 17 initiated what could be an extended debate on the SAVE America Act, election-integrity legislation championed by President Donald Trump that is still far from passage.
Senators voted 51–48 to begin debate on the bill, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections as well as photo identification to cast ballots.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted against the measure. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who has criticized the SAVE America Act, did not vote.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), a swing voter in the upper chamber, voiced his objections to the present version of the SAVE America Act earlier in the month, taking issue with Trump’s criticism of mail-in voting….
Senate Opens Debate on SAVE America Act
